2008 POINT STANDINGS
X. ELIGIBILITY FOR FINAL: To be eligible to start in the final, a horse must start in no less than half (50%) of the preliminary legs scheduled in their Series division. (If there are an odd number of preliminary legs, a horse must start in a majority of the legs to be eligible for the final.) Any horse entering a preliminary leg, which does not fill, and is not raced, will receive one point towards qualifying for the Final, plus credit toward fulfilling the minimum number of starts requirement (see above) and toward tiebreaker “a” regarding eligibility for the finals. A horse scratched from an event, which is raced, will NOT receive credit or points toward meeting the starting requirements for the final. To start in the final, a horse must be declared at the host track where the race is being held at the time posted on the Host Track condition sheet. In the event that the number of horses eligible as provided above declared into any final exceeds the maximum number specified by TCSL (the number of positions on the starting gate for the track hosting the final), {THE MEADOWLANDS SCORES 10 ACROSS} the following point system, based on the official order of finish: (1) at the Host Track for the applicable preliminary leg and (2) at the time the entry box for the Final is closed, will determine preference for the final:

1^st Place = 50 Points
2^nd Place = 25 Points
3^rd Place = 12 Points
4^th Place = 8 Points
5^th Place = 5 Points
6^th Place = 4 Points
7^th Place = 3 Points
8^th Place = 2 Points
9^th Place and all other starters = 1 Point
Horses that were properly declared to a leg that failed to fill and is not raced = 1 Point

Starters in Less than 50% of the Legs: All horses wishing to start in the Final must be declared for the Final by the specified declaration time. Notwithstanding any of the above conditions requiring a minimum of two starts in legs, in the event a Final fails to fill to the extent that every position on the gate is occupied with two also eligibles assigned, those that declared and had NOT been credited with the minimum of two starts in the legs will then be considered for inclusion in the Final. Notwithstanding ‘Tie Breaks’ below, the highest point earners in this group shall have preference in being added to the field, and in the event of ties, the horse with the highest total earnings to date in the current season as compiled by the U.S.T.A. shall have preference. The option of admitting fillies and mares as provided in “V. Filly & Mare Notice” above will apply only in the event this provision still fails to fill the field. 

TIE BREAKS:
a)       First, the horse with the most starts in the 2008 preliminary legs of TCS shall receive preference and if after that tie-breaker a tie remains, then:
b)     The horse with the highest total earnings to date in the current season as compiled by the U.S.T.A. shall have preference.